Junior Supply Planner

7 months ago

Chiswick Park Station, United Kingdom pladis Full time

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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What will this role achieve?

Within this exciting role you will benefit from having exposure throughout the supply operation, you will support the supply planning and scheduling of our co pack operation(s) to maximise customer service, optimise efficiencies and maintain an appropriate level of working capital.

Working closely with Demand Planning, Material Requirements Planning, customer services and the factory operational team, this role requires regular liaison with other areas of the business to support tactical decisions relating to key critical metrics such as customer service, inventory & cost. You will need to operate proactively to manage within the volatile FMCG environment.

The role holder will be located at our newly refurbished Global Head Office in Chiswick Park.

What will be your key deliverables?
- Support the factory detailed capacity plan & master production schedule to deliver 98% inbound service level;
- Convert the next 2 weeks into the factory production schedule, balancing the optimal line efficiency with customer service demands
- Provide support to the team in morning reviews to ensure mínimal stoppages / waste on line
- Review daily stock levels with the Customer Service teaM/Factory to mitigate any potential customer shorts
- Attend the medium-term planning meeting each month to lead site expectations of the forward capacity plan & ensure all lines of products have the required capacity to service the market
- Use inventory analytics data to minimise excessive production
- Remove dead stock through setting optimal safety stocks
- Prevent waste in the form of clearance & finished product scrap
- Identify non-value add SKUs to be rationalised
- Work closely with European sites to ensure on time deliveries
- Control & maintain master data within the planning system to ensure accuracy of plans and full automation where possible
- Own sections of the planning document and regularly review / update the operating principles between the site & central planning team
- Multi-skilling, learn to cover at least one other supply planning role
- Visit sites to collaborate & improve relationships as & when required
- Flexibility, focus and commit where required to ensure delivery of business results

Bring your experience
- Some understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes
- If you do not have Supply experience we will consider Graduates
- Validated IT skills with strong spreadsheet knowledge e.g. Excel
- Highly numerate and analytical
- Ability to work independently and manage own workload, work under own initiative, also have the ability to work optimally with cross functional teams
- Own workload, prioritise and cope with pressure in fast paced environment
- Capable and experienced in developing strong commercial plans with a demonstrated ability in understanding key levers to drive profitable growth and demonstrate opportunities

Desirable
- Validated experience of working for FMCG / retail organisation, ideally with experience of manufacturing environment

Our Purpose

Bring happiness with every bite

It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we’re all unique, we also share the same values.

Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they’re incredibly powerful.

Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They’re part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer

Living our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.

Our Values

Purpose led - We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite

Agile - We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers

Positive - We’re highly motivated optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better

Resilient - We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward

Collaborative - We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding togethe

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